| Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan | County | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Counties | Berkeley | 83 | 57 | 26 |
| Boone | 23 | 20 | 3 | |
| Brooke | 31 | 17 | 14 | |
| Cabell | 56 | 40 | 16 | |
| Clay | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Hampshire | 13 | 11 | 2 | |
| Hancock | 30 | 27 | 3 | |
| Jefferson | 32 | 26 | 6 | |
| Kanawha | 122 | 94 | 28 | |
| Lincoln | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Marshall | 26 | 23 | 3 | |
| Mineral | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
| Monongalia | 51 | 32 | 19 | |
| Morgan | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| Ohio | 29 | 28 | 1 | |
| Pleasants | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Preston | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| Putnam | 41 | 34 | 7 | |
| Wayne | 21 | 18 | 3 | |
| Wirt | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wood | 69 | 35 | 34 | |
| Nonmetropolitan Counties | Barbour | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Braxton | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
| Calhoun | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Doddridge | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Fayette | 35 | 30 | 5 | |
| Gilmer | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Grant | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Greenbrier | 31 | 25 | 6 | |
| Hardy | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
| Harrison | 40 | 38 | 2 | |
| Jackson | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| Lewis | 15 | 13 | 2 | |
| Logan | 29 | 19 | 10 | |
| Marion | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| Mason | 23 | 16 | 7 | |
| McDowell | 16 | 14 | 2 | |
| Mercer | 33 | 29 | 4 | |
| Mingo | 20 | 18 | 2 | |
| Monroe | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Nicholas | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
| Pendleton | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Pocahontas | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
| Raleigh | 62 | 48 | 14 | |
| Randolph | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Ritchie | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Roane | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| Summers | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Taylor | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| Tucker | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tyler | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Upshur | 12 | 10 | 2 | |
| Webster | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Wetzel | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| Wyoming | 20 | 19 | 1 |
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